Biology:Alphonsea maingayi
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Alphonsea |
| Species: | A. maingayi
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Alphonsea maingayi is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It native to Peninsular Malaysia and possibly Singapore.[1]
Description
Alphonsea maingayi is a middling to tall tree, whose branches are black. It has elliptic/oblong/lanceolate leaves which are shiny on the upper surface and whose lower surface has a dense covering of rusty, short, soft hairs.[3]
Taxonomy & naming
It was first described in 1872 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Thomson.[2][3] The specific epithet, maingayi, honours the botanist, Alexander Carroll Maingay.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kochummen, K.M. (1998). "Alphonsea maingayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T31416A9632547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31416A9632547.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31416/9632547. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alphonsea maingayi". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/71998-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hooker, J.D. & Thomson, T. (1872) Fl. Brit. India 1(1): 90
Wikidata ☰ Q4735397 entry
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